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4.25 AVERAGE
4.25 AVERAGE
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Lloyd Jeffries raises the stakes in Embers of Shadow, delivering a gripping, high-stakes continuation of the Ages of Malice series. What stood out most to me was how the characters evolve—especially Rhyme, who faces impossible odds with grit and heart. The spiritual and political undertones hit hard without being preachy, and the pacing kept me constantly on edge. A solid addition to the series, with just the right amount of tension, betrayal, and action.
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Embers of Shadow by Lloyd Jeffries
Thank you @henryroi.pr for the ebook.
This is the third book in the Ages of Malice series following directly on from the events in A Portion of Malice and A Measure of Rhyme.
This biblical fantasy thriller reaches even more epic proportions as Cain, the Antichrist, reveals his plans for nothing short of world domination.
Emery, the junkie journalist, under Cain's employ is witness to ever more bloodshed and evil. Can he do anything to alter events or has he now become such a slave to addiction that he can barely function?
The immortals Longinus and Igneus are back wielding relics of immense power, the Spear and the Staff.
They're instrumental in turning aside outside attacks as Cain rises along with the new nation of Imperium.
Meanwhile in America, Rhyme is hunted. She's an incredible kick ass character but the odds against her are overwhelming.
Now we're at book three I won't go more into the plot. You need to read the first two before reading this one but each book is a fast paced rollercoaster of emotions, action, devastation, great characters and a highlight of this book is Houdini the dog
The beginning of this one was slower as we recover from the catastrophic events at the end of book two however once the pace picks up it's relentless and will have you turning the pages faster and faster.
And the ending! Oh my days, I did not see that coming!
Where the story goes from here I can't even guess but continue it will as book four in the series is due to be published in May
Thank you @henryroi.pr for the ebook.
This is the third book in the Ages of Malice series following directly on from the events in A Portion of Malice and A Measure of Rhyme.
This biblical fantasy thriller reaches even more epic proportions as Cain, the Antichrist, reveals his plans for nothing short of world domination.
Emery, the junkie journalist, under Cain's employ is witness to ever more bloodshed and evil. Can he do anything to alter events or has he now become such a slave to addiction that he can barely function?
The immortals Longinus and Igneus are back wielding relics of immense power, the Spear and the Staff.
They're instrumental in turning aside outside attacks as Cain rises along with the new nation of Imperium.
Meanwhile in America, Rhyme is hunted. She's an incredible kick ass character but the odds against her are overwhelming.
Now we're at book three I won't go more into the plot. You need to read the first two before reading this one but each book is a fast paced rollercoaster of emotions, action, devastation, great characters and a highlight of this book is Houdini the dog
The beginning of this one was slower as we recover from the catastrophic events at the end of book two however once the pace picks up it's relentless and will have you turning the pages faster and faster.
And the ending! Oh my days, I did not see that coming!
Where the story goes from here I can't even guess but continue it will as book four in the series is due to be published in May
adventurous
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Having only read this book and not the first two, I found it a little hard to get into the story. I feels reading the books in order would have helped as there are comments which make you think most of the character development has already happened before, which when you don't have it to refer to you can't invest in the characters survival.
Overall it was an interesting read with lots if action packed scenes. There were time where I initially didn't know who's perspective the author was writing from. It would have been helpful for the heading of each chapter to state this as well as location.
There was a chapter set in the past which I haven't figured out the reason for it to be in the book, but this may be because I don't have the background from yhr previous two books.
Overall it was an interesting read with lots if action packed scenes. There were time where I initially didn't know who's perspective the author was writing from. It would have been helpful for the heading of each chapter to state this as well as location.
There was a chapter set in the past which I haven't figured out the reason for it to be in the book, but this may be because I don't have the background from yhr previous two books.